Noble family House of Aleramici | Name Michele Marquess | |
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Father Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo Mother Margaret of Foix-Candale Buried Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome Died October 18, 1528, Aversa, Italy Place of burial Basilica of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, Rome, Italy Parents Margaret of Foix-Candale, Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo Grandparents Ludovico I, Marquess of Saluzzo, Isabella Palaiologina of Montferrat Great-grandparents Thomas III, Marquess of Saluzzo, Joan of Savoy People also search for Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo | ||
Michele Antonio del Vasto (26 March 1495 – 18 October 1528) was the Marquess of Saluzzo from 1504 until his death.
Born in Saluzzo, the elder son of Ludovico II of Saluzzo and Margaret of Foix-Candale, he was Count of Carmagnola until he succeeded to his father. He took part, initially alongside Ludovico, in the Italian Wars of Louis XII and Francis I of France. In particular, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Pavia (1525).
Michele Antonio died for the wounds from a cannonball at the Battle of Aversa. According to his last will, he was buried in the church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome, while his heart was kept in Piedmont.
A ballad about the wounded marquess explaining his last will was popular among the Italian Alpini during World War I.